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English
Etymology
From Latin crepusculum.
Noun
crepusculum (uncountable)
- crepuscule; twilight; dusk
[Earthshine] should appear more splendid and be visible after the crepusculum in the dark of night.
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Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of the neuter s-stem *crepus. See creper.
Pronunciation
Noun
crepusculum n (genitive crepusculī); second declension
- twilight, dusk
- darkness
Usage notes
In Medieval use (e.g., Bede), sometimes conceived as a particular period of evening lasting from sunset to vespers, the darker period of twilight when Venus and the stars began to appear.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
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